Recipe: Peanut Chikki

Peanut chikki or gajak (as it is popularly called in Northern India) is a fairly easy to make. Peanut chikki is synonymous with winters and used as a offering on Lohri too. Since Lohri is round the corner,make this super simple recipe as it just needs 3 ingredients and 20 minutes!

Ingredients:

1 cup skinned peanuts (buy the non salted variety)

1 cup jaggery (gur or shakar)

1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method:

Roast peanuts on a medium flame. When they are slightly golden, turn off the heatand let the roasted peanut cool.

Heat a non stick pan and add the jaggery. Heat on a low flame and mix it continuously. When jaggery melts, immediately add the peanuts and remove from heat. Mix well.

Now grease a plate/cutting board with ghee.

Pour the mixture on the greased plate and using your rolling pin make it into a thick and flat shape. Cut immediately and serve on cooling.

PS: Make sure you do not overcook the jaggery. Once it cooks add the peanut powder immediately.

Do not allow the mixture to cool before spreading. If it cools down it cannot be spread.

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